Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction xi
4. Adjunct and Temporary Faculty 1
5. Agents 5
6. Anthology 11
7. Associated Writing Programs 14
8. Author 15
9. Block and Procrastination 19
10. Chapbooks 25
11. Collaboration 29
12. Composition 36
13. Conferences, Colonies, and Residencies 41
14. Contests 44
15. Contributor’s Copy 48
16. Copyright and Intellectual Property 49
17. Creative Dissertation 55
18. Creative Nonfiction 62
19. Creativity 70
20. Editors and Publishers 76
21. Electronic Literature 84
22. Fiction 89
23. Genre 95
24. Grants 99
25. Identity Politics 102
26. Image and Metaphor 112
27. MFA (Master of Fine Arts) 115
28. Pedagogy 119
29. Poetry 125
30. Postmodernism 131
31. Reading 134
32. Rejection 139
33. Royalties and Permission Fees 141
34. Schmoozing 144
35. Scriptwriting 146
36. Style and Voice 152
37. Submissions 155
38. Teaching Jobs 162
39. Theory 170
40. Therapy (and Therapeutic) 178
41. Translation 186
42. Two-Year Colleges 190
43. Vanity Press 194
44. Workshop 197
45. Writers’ Resources 200
46. Writing Groups 202
47. References 207